NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Balvinder Bharj, OD

Optometrist · Jersey City, NJ

Balvinder Bharj, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Jersey City, New Jersey, and NPI 1871967356, issued on Nov 20, 2015. Check the license (New Jersey 27OA00677900, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871967356
Name
Balvinder Bharj
Credential
OD
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License numbers
27OA00677900 NJ
TUV008380 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
20 Mall Drive East, Jersey City, NJ 07310
Phone
(201) 216-0672
Enumerated
Nov 20, 2015
Record last updated
Oct 11, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $2,148.57

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Balvinder Bharj$2,148.57
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Balvinder Bharj among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey

Balvinder Bharj, OD is one of 1,542 optometrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

35 optometrist records list a practice address in Jersey City

They are 35 of the 3,027 NPPES records with a practice address in Jersey City, and 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ying Chieh Chang, O.D.Jersey City, NJ 073101003079393
  2. Catherine Chiu, ODJersey City, NJ 073101467659235
  3. Nancy Choe, ODJersey City, NJ 073101154417392
  4. Christina Chu, O.D.Jersey City, NJ 073101891041307
  5. Bruce FernandesJersey City, NJ 073101326125030
  6. Anderson Kim, O.D.Jersey City, NJ 073101760832984
  7. Jennifer Lee, ODJersey City, NJ 073101548740517
  8. Allan Marcus, ODJersey City, NJ 073101669538609

Common questions

What is Balvinder Bharj, OD's NPI number?

Balvinder Bharj, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871967356, issued on Nov 20, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Balvinder Bharj, OD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20 Mall Drive East, Jersey City, NJ, 07310. Phone: (201) 216-0672. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Balvinder Bharj, OD's license?

NPPES lists New Jersey license number 27OA00677900, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.